The distance of three or four hundred zhang was reached in a blink of an eye, and it was close, Zhang Hao raised his head high, looking at the huge trunk and the vast and luxuriant branches and leaves in front of him, his face was full of shock.

"Let's go down. ”

Seeing the three groups of people faintly surrounding the Holy Illusion Divine Tree from a distance, Zhai Qing nodded slightly towards Zhang Hao and the fat man, and then with a wave of his big hand, the phantom beast under his feet slowly became illusory, and the figures of the three of them fell to the ground.

After falling to the ground, without the obstruction of the dense branches and leaves of the Holy Illusion Divine Tree, his vision suddenly opened up. When his gaze shifted, he saw more than 30 watchtowers and dense camp tents arranged around the sacred tree, Zhang Hao wondered: "Teacher Zhai, what are those soldiers and buildings for?"

Glancing around, Zhai Qing stretched out his hand and pointed to the barracks in different directions, and said, "This is the person sent by the three empires to guard the Divine Tree. In the past ten years, the camp around the sacred tree was stationed by the Tianshui Empire, and the person sitting in the town was a master of summoning saint masters from the imperial family. It rotates every ten years, and the next one is the people of the Hengfeng Empire who come to station. ”

While speaking, Zhai Qing and the others approached the huge checkpoint in front of him, which was as huge as the city wall, and at that moment he smiled and took out a medal of honor from his arms and handed it to a soldier wearing armor and standing straight.

"My lord, the other three academies have already arrived, so it's up to you!" took the medal of honor and swept it, and the soldier's face immediately showed a look of awe, and he respectfully moved out of the way.

"Looks like we're late. After greeting Zhang Hao and the fat man, Zhai Qing shook his head and took the lead in entering the checkpoint.

The scene that happened in the air just now had already attracted the attention of many people gathered around the sacred tree. This will see Zhai Qing and the others enter the checkpoint from a distance, and the banter on the face of an old man in a purple robe will dissipate as soon as he turns, a smile will rise at the corner of his mouth, and he will greet him, and a vigorous and powerful voice will sound: "Brother Zhai, everyone is here and waiting for you." The more heavyweight people recommend talents, the later they come!"

Looking over Zhai Qing, the old man caught a glimpse of Zhang Hao and the fat man, smiled even more, and said, "Brother Zhai has been alone all these years and came to watch. Last year, he brought two people, but unfortunately he was directly eliminated by the Holy Illusion Divine Tree. Why did you bring two young people here this year? Do you want to let the two freshmen who are called geniuses of the Zhongping Academy in this world come to increase their knowledge?"

Accompanied by the words of the purple-robed old man, bursts of unbridled laughter suddenly sounded around him.

Glancing around, seeing the mockery on the faces of many people surrounding the Holy Illusion Divine Tree, Zhai Qing sneered: "Who did I say, it turned out to be Vice Dean Du Shengdu of the Magic Illusionist Academy." I didn't expect to see you for a year, and your mouth is still not ordinary stinky. But this time it can't be as you wish, the two students brought by the old man this time will definitely be recognized by the Holy Illusion Tree!"

"Oh, Dean Zhai seems to be very confident this time! Last time, the old body remembered that you were also so confident, but the two geniuses you brought last year, and even one of them failed to pass the phantom body strength, I advise you to think about it again, don't make a big fool of yourself and lose your body when the time comes. Miao Ying, the leader of the Strength Academy, was an old lady with a wrinkled face, took a few steps forward, stopped Du Sheng, who was about to get angry, and opened her mouth to respond to Zhai Qing's words, which caused a suppressed laughter.

"What's the matter? Could it be that Zhongping Academy has not been recognized by the Divine Tree in the past ten years, and you want to unite to break the rules set by the empire and cancel the qualification of Zhongping Academy to recommend talents?" Looking at Miao Ying's disapproving face, Zhai Qing's face fell.

One of the freshmen who came last year had indeed reached the edge of the fivefold phantom body, and Zhai Qing temporarily swallowed a seventh-level spirit grass for him. However, because the time was too short, when the phantom body was tested, the young man's strength hovered between the four major achievements and the fifth level, which was not very stable, and as a result, under the strong opposition of Miao Ying and Du Sheng, he brushed it down.

Zhai Qing's question, Miao Ying and Du Sheng's faces were suffocated. Because the recommended rules for the increase of the Divine Tree were set by the first protector of the Tianshui Empire. Who dares to abolish it?

Among the group of people closest to the Holy Illusion Divine Tree, the first person was a woman named Lin Jie, who was about thirty-four years old. This team was the least outnumbered, twelve in all, and it was none other than the Elemental Continuator Academy.

Feeling the faint smell of gunpowder erupting in the field, Lin Jie took a few steps forward with a soft smile on his face and said, "Dean Zhai said with a smile, although your academy rarely recommends students to come, the place of Zhongping Academy has always been reserved for you. This time, the three major academies of the Azure Capital brought more people, but there are also some young people whose phantom body strength has not reached the fivefold realm, just to let these children come and open their eyes, so don't think too much!"

Turning his head to look at Lin Jie, Zhai Qing's face softened slightly. Although the former is several times younger than the leaders of the other three academies, his strength is even better. Because the other party is the granddaughter of the first instructor of the Elemental Control Illusionist Academy, she is extremely talented, but at the age of forty-two, she became a master of summoning saint masters, and became famous Dalu.

"The Holy Illusion Divine Tree only accepts the test of thirty young people, and the old man does not ask for much, this time there are only two places in Zhongping Academy. Which academy is the turn of the remaining quota this time, let's send someone to take it!" Shifting his gaze, looking at the about sixty young people in front of him, Zhai Qing nodded and said.

"Then you have to pass the phantom test first!Otherwise, who knows if the person you brought will innocently waste the precious amplification slot?

With a cold glance in his eyes at Zhang Hao and the fat man, Miao Ying's tone was full of unsparing meaning. Zhongping Academy has been in decline for a thousand years, so every ten years when the Tianshui Empire controls the Holy Illusion Divine Tree, the other three academies will take turns to occupy more or less the increase quota of Zhongping Academy. And this year it was the turn of the Force Illusionist Academy.

For this reason, Miao Ying carefully selected three young people in the academy, but unexpectedly, after Zhai Qing suffered defeat and ridicule last year, he brought two more this year.

"It's the old man's business, and you're not qualified to care!"

replied coldly, regardless of Miao Ying's dark face, Zhai Qing said to Lin Jie: "It's not too early, let's first conduct the phantom test according to the old rules and screen the qualifications." ”

Seeing that Lin Jie responded, he and Zhai Qing made a pilgrimage to the Illusory God Tree, and the Haode Phantom Body Detector had already been arranged, Du Sheng snorted coldly and muttered, "Sister Miao, don't worry. Didn't he bring two people over last year? One of them was just one foot into the ultimate divine soul talent, and the phantom body strength was hovering on the edge of the fifth level. I don't think these two young men are much better. We'll see when the time comes!"

Just as everyone had their own thoughts, the young people from the four major colleges who came to participate or have a long experience gradually surrounded the phantom detector.

"Dean, how is this detector different from the stone grinding instrument I saw when I participated in the Youth Lifting Competition before?" was pulled to the side by Zhai Qing, looking at the tester that resembled a weighing instrument from a distance, Zhang Hao asked in a low voice with some curiosity.

"The Association of Illusionists produces two types of illusion detectors. The stone grinding instrument is bulky and divided into three grades: seven, eight, and nine, and the results of the test are not particularly accurate, and it takes a lot of time to arrange, so the price is low. And the kind of detector you see is a more advanced one, and at that time, you only need to cover the energy sensor with the strength of the force, and you can measure the strength of the accurate phantom body. Zhai Qing explained softly on the side, and Zhang Hao, who said it, nodded lightly.

After the instrument was debugged, the list of people who participated in the phantom test was counted. Lin Jie glanced at everyone and said, "I have one thing I need to tell the students who participated in the increase. The head of the Shangguan family, one of the four major families of the Tianshui Empire, has some personal relations with me. ”

"And there are few men in the Shangguan family in this generation, so I want to recruit a talented son-in-law. And if the top three people in the increase of the Divine Tree this time are men, they are all eligible to go to the Shangguan family as guests and receive the personal reception of the head of the Shangguan family. If you are willing, one of them can directly become the son and daughter of the Shangguan family, and have the opportunity to become the fiancé of this generation of talented Miss Shangguan Ying'er!"

After that, Lin Jie took a few steps forward, hugged a rather young girl in her arms, and said, "This is Shangguan Ying'er." Her talent is the ninth layer of the Earth Soul. ”

Lin Jie's words came out, looking at the girl in green shirt with an extremely handsome face and two blushing flowers on her face, there were immediately whispers in the venue.

Glancing at the soft and shy face, Zhang Hao's brows twitched for no reason, and he said softly: "This girl looks like she is only twelve years old, how can she be qualified to participate in the Divine Tree Augment?"

Hearing this, Zhai Qing shook his head a little helplessly, and said: "In addition to the four major academies, the people recommended by the four major families and the royal family are all very young, and Zhang Yu, the best junior of the Zhang family, cultivated the fivefold small form of the phantom body at the age of seven and accepted the increase of the divine tree. ”

Catching a glimpse of the sudden look on Zhang Hao's face, Zhai Qing smiled bitterly: "It seems that there may be outstanding juniors other than the four major families among the increase students brought this time, otherwise the Shangguan family will never be able to do this." Shangguan Ying'er is the daughter of the head of the Shangguan family in this generation. It seems that for the sake of this talent, the Shangguan family has made a bloody investment. ”

Nodding secretly, Zhang Hao knew Zhai Qing's words. As early as a few days after the college enrolled, Zhang Hao learned a lot of things about the major colleges and the four major families trying to attract talents. Relatively speaking, the competition between the four major families is the most brutal. Especially after the Shangguan family, the Zhang family, the Cheng family, and the Wang family gradually confronted each other over the years, the intervention of the royal family made the relationship between the two camps deteriorate a lot.

The fat man asked confusedly: "Dean, I heard that the four major families almost include half of the summoners in the empire, even if the Cheng family, which has the shortest inheritance, has a history of four thousand years, Weishenme still has to recruit a large number of outsiders into his own family?"

In order to maintain the long-term continuity of the legacy, the four major families must continue to absorb fresh blood and recruit talents to join, so as to maintain the prestige of the family and the stability of the family business. The outstanding talents cultivated by several colleges are a major means for each family to obtain talents. ”

Zhai Qing sighed lightly and said, "Every thirty years, the Azure Capital will hold a friendship battle of the four major families to show the potential of the young people of the major families and their subsequent inheritance, in order to spread the family's reputation and recruit talents. After 3,000 years of friendship, this friendship battle has attracted the entire Zhengyuan Dalu family, and has gradually developed into a symbol of the first family of Dalu. Obtaining the first one, and with it comes the supreme glory that dazzles the summoner Shijie. Of course, it will be accompanied by an even greater prestige to attract the entire summoner Shijie talent to join. Continuing the family legacy. ”

At this point, Zhai Qing glanced at the young man who had already stepped onto the instrument to start the phantom body test, and continued: "With the development, the scale of this friendship battle has become larger and larger, and it has gradually become a contest between the three empires of Zhengyuan Dalu, and it has become more and more cruel. Because from this big battle, we can see the potential of each other's next generation of young people. And every time the friendship war is held, because of the contradictions between countries and families, many juniors will be killed, and the mortality rate of the previous session has reached nearly forty percent. However, due to the particularly generous rewards for the top ten in the competition, families with a little fame in the three empires will participate!"

Feeling the emotion in Zhai Qing's eyes, Zhang Hao's heart moved, and he said, "How many years will this four-family friendship battle be held?"

"More than five years!"

Zhai Qing smiled meaningfully: "During this period, if you can cultivate enough strength, the old man is looking forward to you being able to shine in this Dalu friendship battle and bring supreme glory to the Zhang family and Zhongping Academy!"

Looking at the strong longing on Zhai Qing's face, Zhang Hao couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Dean, it's a bit early to say this. Let's do the things at hand first. ”

While several people were talking, under the auspices of Lin Jie, the phantom qualification test was carried out in an orderly manner......